Inv□st□□atorslearnedthatthegr□uphadbeenfri□ndsfor□ea□s,butr□centlytherehadbee□□ensionamongt□em.Rumo□s□f□isagree□□nt□andar□um□nts□ur□n□□hetripbegantosu□face□l□□din□authoritiestospeculatewheth□□foulpla□□□sinvolved.Eac□mem□e□ofth□□r□uphadadiffere□tst□□□totel□,andtheinconsisten□iesinthe□rac□ounts□nlyaddedtothe□ystery□fthemissingnine. Invest□gatorsle□rnedthattheg□ouphadb□enfr□□nds□or□e□r□,butrecentlyt□□rehadbeentensionamongthem.□umorsofdisagreeme□ts□ndargu□□ntsduri□gthetripbegantosurfa□e,□eadi□gauthoritiesto□p□cul□tewhetherfoulplaywasinvolved.□achmembe□ofthegrouphadadi□ferentstoryt□tell,andthei□co□siste□ciesinth□iracc□u□tsonlya□□edto□hemyst□ryof□hemissingni□e.□><□>Invest□□ator□le□rne□th□tthegroup□adbe□nfrie□d□f□□ye□□s,butrecentlythereha□be□ntensionam□n□them.Rumorsofdisagreementsandargumen□□duringth□tri□b□g□ntosurfa□e,leadin□auth□r□tiesto□pecul□tewhe□□erfo□l□la□was□nvolved□□achmemberofthegr□u□hadad□□feren□sto□□□o□ell□an□□heincons□ste□ciesin□heiracco□ntsonl□added□□□hemysteryofthemissin□□ine. Investig□to□slearnedt□atthegrouph□dbeenfriendsforyears,butrecentlyt□erehadbeentensionam□ngthem.□umorsofdis□gre□me□t□a□dargumentsdurin□thetripb□gantos□rfa□e,leading□utho□itiest□speculate□□e□h□rfoulp□aywas□nvolv□d.□□chmemberofthegr□up□a□ad□ffere□tstory□ote□l,an□□heinconsistenc□e□in□h□ira□countsonl□addedtothemys□er□ofth□missingnine.